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Police-MQM gunbattle leaves 8 dead
KARACHI. Feb 16: An early morning gunbattle on Friday between ethnic militants and police left eight people dead, including one policemen, hospital and police officials sain, reports AP.
The shootout occurred during a police raid on a suspected hideout of ethnic militants tn the troubled Orangi neighbourhood in eastern Karachi. Pakistan’s violent port city.
Seven of the dead were militants, who belonged to the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM). a group that represents Indian Muslims who settled in Pakistan after 1947. police said.
The most powerful politl cal force tn Karachi, representing nearly 70 per cent of the city's 12 million people, the Mohajirs have been waging an Increasingly violent battle with the Karachi Security Force.
The MQM declared Friday a day of mourning to honour the seven Mohajirs killed earlier tn the day.
As well the MQM has
called a nationwide strike on Saturday to protest the deaths of Mohajirs either In shootouts with police or while In police Custody.
"Our workers are being
killed In cold blood." said Shoaib Bukhari, an MQM leader "Their relatives and neighbours are witness to it."
So far this year nearly 40 Mohajirs. suspected of terrorist activities, have either died while in Jail, or during gunbattles with police.
The MQM, as well as international and local human rights groups havt expressed concern about the increasing number of custodial deaths.
Late on Thursday another MQM leader and former legislator. Kunwar Khalid Yunus sought refuge tn the US Consulate In Karachi and asked for political asylum, to protest alleged police abuses.
He surrendered after five hours of negotiations and Suarantees from Pakistani of-cials that he would not be mistreated.
Before being hustled into an awaiting police van. Yunus said he fled to the US Consulate to protest "agairist the genocide of Mohajirs."
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto s government has denied the accusations.